Fredericksburg, TX and the LBJ Ranch

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Fredericksburg TX is of German origin. In that first shot Ed is standing in front of one of the many biergartens on Main St. In the second shot he is enjoying one of our favorites, The Sampler, at the Fredericksburg Brewery. In the third photo Mac plays cowboy at the "Cowboy Orchard," the house we rented. The fourth pic is of President Johnson's ranch (also known at the time as the Texas Whitehouse). The ranch and LBJ's boyhood home were in Stonewall, only a short drive from Fredericksburg. In the following photo Mac poses with LBJ. Mac became quite an admirer of the former president when he learned how much he had done for the country with regard to the environment, civil rights, health care, and consumer protection, among other things. It's too bad he's only remembered for Viet Nam. Finally, I had to include the last picture to let everyone know that when you are in Texas, they never let you forget it. That is a tissue box. It lets you know where you are. I've never seen so many "lone stars' and outlines of a state in my life! But the people are really nice and nobody ran us out of town for being New Yorkers. I guess that's all that counts.